Fence



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D. s. BUCK. Fence "No 237,367. Patented Febfsnssl.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID S. BUCK, OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,367, dated February 8, 1881.

Application filed November 29, 1880. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, DAVID S. BUCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hastings,

in the county of Barry and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Fences; andI do hereby declare the following to be afnll,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanyin g drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of panels or sections of fence with my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view withthe panels or sections partly broken away at one end, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the securingbase.

This invention has relation to improvements in fences; and it consists of a supporting-base formed of hinged-together sections with uprights suitably braced in position and adapted to bind against the panel or section, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Beferrin g to the accompanying drawings, A A indicate panels or sections of fence embodying my invention. Each panel or section is composed of a number of slats or boards, a a, preferably united at one end by a single upright or cross piece, b, fastened to one side thereof. The ends of the boards or slats are provided with tenonsor tongues a ta the tenons a being formed by halving or cutting one end of the boardsfrom the upper edge, while the tenons a are formed by cutting or halving the other ends of the boards from the lower edge. This construction, it will be noticed, permits of the arrangement of the panels or sections in line with each other, placed end to end,

thus dispensing with overlapping or interlocking the meeting ends of the panels. The tenons a are flanked by parallel boards or cross-pieces c c fastened to the slats of the panel, in order to form sockets thereat for the reception and securing in position of the tenons a on the meeting ends of the boards of the adjoining panel or section, thus dispensing with other fastenings for uniting the panels.

B refers to the base or support for retaining the panels in their upright position. This support or base is composed of two sections or timbers, d d, articulated together and-recessed at their inner ends from the upper side, to receive, and towhich are fastened, uprights or jaws c e, which are adapted to converge at their upper ends when the sections or timbers d at rest on the ground or occupy a horizontal position. These jaws or standards 6 c are thus caused to clamp or bind against and hold the panels in position when the latter are adjusted between them. They are braced at their upper ends by slanting pieces or braces f fastened thereto and to beveled surfaces of th timbers d.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut- The combination, with a fence-panel, of the base or support B, composed of two sections, 61 d, articulated together and having converging uprights or clamps e e, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID s; BUCK.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. PAYNE, FRANK KiME. 

